AuthorTopic: Nikon in difficulty? (Read 76433 times)

The point is, the top-tier UWA lens is a zoom - beating out all the primes - and the previous one was also a zoom (the 14-24 is still my choice for night landscapes containing stars, given its f/2.8 aperture and near-complete lack of coma). So the guy saying the Nikon 70-200 is the only zoom he'd use must either never use UWAs or is irrationally prejudiced against zooms in spite of actual performance.

(Incidentally, the Canon 70-200 is also about due for an update - improved CA and a seven- or nine-bladed aperture would be the most obvious upgrades)

The Zeiss has a front-filter thread, without the same bulbous front-end element of ether the Canon or the Nikkor.(Which is a double-edged sword. While allowing for filters, using them created very bad vignetting in all but the thinnest, highest-quality filters.)

Further, the rendering (contrast and color) of the Zeiss handily out-performs the Nikkor (or Canon) as does its resistance to flare.

Really guys...we are bringing out the lumber and comparing who's is bigger? Surely we can all make great photos from any of the professional level lenses no matter what manufacturer. This is not what has Nikon in financial trouble. Better high end gear is not what will rescue Nikon.

Really guys...we are bringing out the lumber and comparing who's is bigger? Surely we can all make great photos from any of the professional level lenses no matter what manufacturer. This is not what has Nikon in financial trouble.